methyl alcohol

Full Material List

N/A

Identifiers

CAS (Single)	67-56-1
FEMA	N/A
EINECS	200-659-6
Synonyms	alcohol, methyl alcohol, wood carbinol mono carbinol colonial spirits columbian spirits hydroxymethane mono hydroxymethane menthanol methanol methyl alcohol residues methyl hydrate pyroligneous spirit spirit of wood wood alcohol wood naphtha wood spirit
JECFA Food Flavoring	N/A
JECFA Food Additive	Methanol
DG SANTE Food Flavourings	N/A
DG SANTE Food Contact Materials	methanol
FDA UNII	Y4S76JWI15
CoE Number	N/A
XlogP3-AA	N/A
Molecular Weight	32.04208
Molecular Formula	C H4 O

Properties

Food Chemicals Codex Listed	No
Appearance	colorless clear liquid (est)
Assay	97.00 to 100.00
Specific Gravity	0.78800 to 0.79800 @ 25.00 °C.
Lbs/Gal (est)	6.557 to 6.640
Refractive Index	1.32100 to 1.33100 @ 20.00 Â°C.
Melting Point	-94.00 to -93.00 Â°C. @ 760.00 mm Hg
Boiling Point	64.00 to 65.00 Â°C. @ 760.00 mm Hg 20.00 to 21.00 Â°C. @ 100.00 mm Hg
Flash Point	52.00 Â°F. TCC ( 11.11 Â°C. )
Acid Value	N/A
Vapor Pressure	265.414001 mmHg @ 25.00 Â°C. (est)
Vapor Density	1.11 ( Air = 1 )
logP (o/w)	-0.77
Soluble In	alcohol ether water, 1e+006 mg/L @ 25 °C (est) water, 1.00E+06 mg/L @ 25 °C (exp)
Occurrence	apple plant bay laurel leaf brassica napus ssp. oleifera broccoli asparagus broccoli plant caraway seed clove bud clove fruit currant black currant fruit guava fruit onion bulb onion leaf orange fruit juice papaya fruit parsley leaf pineapple fruit plum fruit raspberry red raspberry roselle fruit roselle leaf roselle seed soursop plant soybean plant spearmint oil tomato fruit

Organoleptic

Organoleptic Notes
Odor	N/A
Flavor	N/A

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